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Ministry of Defence
INDIAN NAVY - OCEAN RING OF YOGA INTERNATIONAL DAY OF YOGA 
21st June was recognised as the International Day of Yoga  by the United Nations General Assembly  in Dec 14 at the initiative of Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi. Since 2015, the IDY has been observed worldwide with great enthusiasm and fervour. To commemorate IDY 23, the Ministry of AYUSH has planned an event ‘Ocean Ring of Yoga’  in coordination with Ministry of Defence and other ministries. In support of the IDY-23 initiative, Indian Navy ships deployed in the Indian Ocean Region are visiting various ports of friendly foreign countries and spreading the message of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ which is also the theme for IDY 23.
The Indian Navy has been an ambassador for Yoga across the seas for several years now and Yoga sessions are scheduled at most foreign ports visited by Indian Naval ships; thereby spreading the message of the benefits accrued from Yoga towards leading a healthy lifestyle. This year, Indian Navy is actively supporting the IDY at a global scale as port calls are planned at Chattogram, Bangladesh; Safaga, Egypt; Jakarta, Indonesia; Mombasa, Kenya; Toamasina, Madagascar; Muscat, Oman; Colombo, Sri Lanka; Phuket, Thailand; and Dubai, UAE by IN Ships Kiltan, Chennai, Shivalik, Sunayna, Trishul, Tarkash, Vagir, Sumitra and Brahmaputra respectively.
In all, as part of IDY 23 Ocean Ring of Yoga, nearly 3500 naval personnel onboard 19 Indian Naval ships have travelled over 35,000 Km as ambassadors of Yoga in both national and international waters. This includes over 2400 personnel on 11 IN ships at foreign ports/ international waters. Notably, IDY celebrations are also planned onboard ships of several foreign Navies in concert with our overseas Missions, involving over 1200 foreign Navy personnel.
The IDY-23 activities by the Indian Naval ships at foreign ports are planned to involve the ship’s crew and personnel from the host country and would be focused on the ‘Common Yoga Protocol’ , to increase awareness about yoga on an international scale and to highlight its immense potential to enhance the physical, psychological, and emotional aspects of well-being, towards an endeavour to facilitate its worldwide adoption.
IDY activities at all naval ports, bases, ships and establishments have commenced. These activities include practising CYP and conducting Yoga-related activities daily in the run-up to the final event on 21 Jun 23. Yoga awareness campaigns to encourage maximum participation by naval personnel, defence civilians and families as promulgated in the portals of the Ministry of AYUSH including 'Har Angaan Yoga' are being ensured. Mass camps, workshops, poster-making competitions, quizzes and lectures on ‘Health Benefits of Yoga’ are being conducted across the Navy.
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Ministry of Commerce & Industry
Shri Piyush Goyal chairs the review meeting on Single window system for industrial clearances and approvals
Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Railways and Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Shri Piyush Goyal today said that we will soon have the soft launch of the first phase of the National Single window system. The digital platform will allow investors to identify and apply for various pre-operations approvals required for commencing a business in India. There will be 17 Ministries/Departments and 14 states onboard in the first phase which is likely to be launched soon, the Minister said during the review meeting of Single window system held today.MoS, Commerce and Industry, Shri Som Prakash also attended the meeting.
Shri Goyal expressed the hope that it will be a seamless interface where all the facilities from land purchasing to all the information needed to businesses and industrialists will be available. He said that the “Single window” would be a genuine one, acting as a one-stop solution to all the problems or requirements of the investors. This would provide end-to-end facilitation, support, including pre-investment advisory, information related to land banks and facilitating clearances at Central and State levels, he added. It will facilitate the investors to know the approvals required to establish a particular business and let them apply for those approvals to commence business, see the status of those approvals as well as provide/seek clarifications regarding the same- all in one platform.
Shri Goyal also emphasized on the security and the authentication of the critical data used in this platform. He said all security measures should be in place to safeguard the critical data. He also suggested for third party auditing of the platform before its launch.
The Minister appreciated all the Ministries/Departments and states for showing enthusiasm, interest and open-mindedness in speedily working on developing the project, despite Covid-19 hurdles.“It is because of your exemplary contribution, cooperation and hard work that such a huge exercise has reached at an advance stage now”, he said.
Shri Goyal said that learning from the past experiences we should go on improving it in the future. He hoped that its success will be a real tribute to Dr Guruprasad Mahapatra,Secretary DPIIT who recently left for his heavenly abode.
The participants in the meeting gave status report on their preparedness on being on board of the portal. They were told to register in the portal, try out various use cases and identify areas for improvement.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Disaster Resilient Infrastructure Takes Centre Stage at Day 2 of G20 DRR Working Group Meeting
Day 2 of the 1st Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group Meeting witnessed discussions primarily focused on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure, Financing for Disaster Risk Reduction and Post Disaster Response, Recovery, and “Build Back Better”. Participants explored potential financing models, policy frameworks and principles for resilient infrastructure.
The day began with a side event on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure co-organised by the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure  and United Nations Development Programme . Ms. Mami Mizutori, Special Representative to the Secretary General, elaborated on the approach that UNDRR has adopted towards disaster-resilient infrastructure, including a policy framework and principles for resilient infrastructure, and understanding vulnerabilities and coping capacities of nations. Mr. Kieran McNamara from the International Energy Agency also spoke about the climate impacts in the hydro-power sector and asserted that if resilience is not adopted in time, hydropower may suffer.
Director, G20 for DRR Working Group, Ms. Mrinalini Shrivastava, highlighted the critical importance of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction in creating resilient and sustainable communities. She emphasized that investing in disaster-resilient infrastructure and adopting a proactive approach to disaster risk reduction can significantly reduce the impact of natural disasters
India's strong commitment towards Disaster Risk Reduction efforts was demonstrated through the hosting of the G20 DRR Working Group meeting. The deliberations on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure and Financing for DRR highlighted the need for increased investments and innovative financing mechanisms to reduce the impact of disasters on vulnerable communities.The Working Group meeting has enabled G20 countries to share best practices, discuss challenges and identify opportunities to collaborate towards achieving the Sendai Framework for DRR goals. The deliberations on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure and financing for DRR have highlighted the need for increased investments and innovative financing mechanisms to reduce the impact of disasters on vulnerable communities.
The G20 DRR Working Group will continue to play a key role in advancing the global Disaster Risk Reduction agenda and promoting the resilience of communities worldwide.
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Ministry of Defence
Maritime Search and Rescue Workshop by Indian Coast Guard
A state level Maritime Search And Rescue  workshop was conducted through virtual platform by Indian Coast Guard Station Vizhinjam to validate the state level Search And Rescue  response preparedness along with evaluation of stakeholder’s response to meet any new challenges at sea. The seminar was attended by 50 participants through online due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Commandant Akrisht , Shri Suresh Naik , Shri Saju MS , Dr Harikumar , Smt Reshmi R  and Mr Madhavan Nair  presented topics on SAR. Advancement in latest technologies, preparation for the future on SAR methodologies and SAR Legislations were also discussed during the event. Afterwards forum was thrown open for discussions and participants including fishermen interacted with Guest speakers. The various departments participated include, Indian Air Force, Navy, Coastal Police, Marine Enforcement Wing, Fisheries Department, Department of space, VSSC, INCOIS, INMCC and Electronic Lab.
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Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
Patients save around Rs. 15,000 crores under Government’s initiative of ensuring ‘Affordable, Quality Medicines for All’: Shri Mansukh Mandaviya
Fixing of ceiling prices of Coronary Stents benefit approximately 10 lakh patients and that of Knee Implants benefit around 1.5 lakh patients since the step was taken
Minister of State for Chemicals & Fertilizers, Road Transport & Highways, Shipping, Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya informed in a statement here today that patients across the country have saved around Rs. 15,000 crores under Government’s initiative of ensuring ‘Affordable, Quality Medicines for All’, as per estimates of the National Pharmaceutical Pricing authority .
Following the vision of Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, to ensure health security for all citizens of India, the Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers has taken the step of fixation of ceiling prices and MRPs of essential and lifesaving drugs, as the case may be, by implementing the Drug Prices Control Order , 2013. This step has resulted in patients saving over Rs. 5,000 crores since then, which is a big step in the direction of ensuring that no citizen suffers due to lack of affordable and good quality medicines in the country, the Minister said.
Further, Shri Mandaviya informed that these savings are in addition to approximately 10 lakh heart patients saving around Rs. 8,000 crores since fixation of ceiling prices of coronary stents  and around 1.5 lakh knee patients saving about Rs. 2,000 crores since price fixation of knee implants .
Prime Minister's Office
PM congratulates Shri B S Bommai on taking oath as CM of Karnataka
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated Shri B S Bommai ji on taking oath as Chief Minister of Karnataka.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, "Congratulations to Shri @BSBommai Ji on taking oath as Karnataka’s CM. He brings with him rich legislative and administrative experience. I am confident he will build on the exceptional work done by our Government in the state. Best wishes for a fruitful tenure."
Ministry of Earth Sciences
Southwest Monsoon has further advanced into remaining parts of Northwest Bay of Bengal some more parts of Odisha, most parts of West Bengal, some parts of Jharkhand & Bihar
According to the National Weather Forecasting Centre of the India Meteorological Department:
Saturday 12 June 2021, MID-DAY: Time of Issue: 1400 hours IST
ALL INDIA WEATHER SUMMARY AND FORECAST BULLETIN
- The Southwest Monsoon has further advanced into remaining parts of Northwest Bay of Bengal some more
parts of Odisha, most parts of West Bengal and some parts of Jharkhand and Bihar. The Northern Limit of Monsoon  passes through lat. 20.5°N/ Long. 60°E, Diu, Surat,
Nandurbar, Raisen, Damoh, Umaria, Pendra Road, Bolangir, Bhubaneswar, Baripada, Purulia, Dhanbad,
Dharbhanga and Lat. 27°N/85.0°E. Conditions are favourable for further advance of southwest monsoon into some more parts of Madhya Pradesh, remaining parts
Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Bihar and some parts of east Uttar Pradesh during next 24 hours.
- The Low-Pressure Area now lies over northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining coastal areas of West Bengal and North Odisha. Associated cyclonic circulation extends upto mid-tropospheric levels tilting southwestwards with height. It is likely to become more marked and move west-northwestwards across Odisha, Jharkhand and North Chhattisgarh during next 2-3 days.
- An east-west trough at lower tropospheric levels runs from south Punjab to center of low-pressure area over Northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining coastal areas of West Bengal and North Odisha. The east-west trough is very likely to persist during next 3-4 days. In addition, strong southwesterly winds are prevailing along the west coast at lower levels and an off-shore trough lies off the west coast. These conditions are likely to persists during next 4-5 days.
- Under their influence; fairly widespread to widespread rainfall activity with isolated heavy to very heavy falls very likely over Odisha, Chhattisgarh, East Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Telangana during next 3-4 days. Fairly widespread to widespread rainfall with isolated heavy falls over West Bengal & Sikkim, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand during next 4-5 days. Widespread rainfall activity with heavy to very heavy falls over coastal & adjoining Ghats districts of Maharashtra and Goa and Karnataka during next 5 days. Isolated
extremely heavy falls also very likely over Konkan & Goa during 12th to 15th and over Madhya Maharashtra
on 14th & 15th, June, 2021.Isolated heavy rainfall over Kerala during 12th to 15th.
- Moderate to severe thunderstorms are likely over Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh,
Punjab, Haryana, Northwest Indian Himalayas and will be accompanied by frequent cloud to ground lightning and
strong gusty winds during next 4-5 days.
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Prime Minister's Office
PM greets everyone on Independence Day
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has greeted the citizens on the occasion of Independence Day. He called for strengthening the resolution of making India a developed nation during the Amrit Kaal.
The Prime Minister tweeted :
"आप सभी को स्वतंत्रता दिवस की अनेकानेक शुभकामनाएं। आइए, इस ऐतिहासिक अवसर पर अमृतकाल में विकसित भारत के संकल्प को और सशक्त बनाएं। जय हिंद!
Best wishes on Independence Day. We pay homage to our great freedom fighters and reaffirm our commitment to fulfilling their vision. Jai Hind!"
Ministry of Civil Aviation
Cabinet approves signing of Air Services Agreement between India and Morocco
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the revised air services agreement to be signed between India and Morocco. After the new Air Services Agreement comes into force, the existing Air Services Agreement of December, 2004 shall stand superseded.
Benefits:
The Air Services Agreement signifies an important landmark in the civil aviation relations between India and Morocco and has the potential to spur greater trade, investment, tourism and cultural exchanges between the two countries. It will provide enabling environment for enhanced and seamless connectivity while providing commercial opportunities to the carriers of both the sides ensuring greater safety and security.
Details:
Major features of the Agreement include:
i) Multiple designation of Airlines by each party;
ii) The designated Airline of each party can enter into cooperative marketing arrangements with the designated carriers of same party, other party and that of a third party;
iii) This agreement allows designated airlines of either countries to establish offices in the territory of other country for the promotion and sale of air services;
iv) The designated airlines of the both countries can operate any number of services to/from the six points specified in the Route Schedule to the ASA viz. Indian designated carriers can operate any number of services to/from Casablanca, Rabat, Marrakesh, Agadir, Tangier and Fez in Morocco and similarly the designated carriers of Morocco can operate any number of services to/from New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad.
v) Air Services Agreement also has the provisions relating to Revocation or Suspension of Operating Authorization, Principles governing operations of agreed services, commercial opportunities, safety and security related clause etc. that have been incorporated in line of Indian Model ASA.
Background:
Keeping in view of the growth in the civil aviation sector and also with a view to modernize and improve seamless air connectivity between the two sovereign nations, the existing Air Services Agreement between India and Morocco has been updated.
The existing Air Services Agreement between India and Morocco was signed in year 2004 and does not have the updated clauses on Safety, Security, Designation of Airlines, Commercial Activities, Tariffs etc. Besides, the provisions of Cooperative Marketing Arrangements which enable both sides to establish the code share on each other flights and also on the flights of 3rd country carriers are also not available in the present Air Services Agreement.
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Newly decorative magnificently colorful illumination of Howrah Bridge
Kolkata, 19th July, 2021
On the occasion of the ensuing Tokyo Olympics, the iconic Howrah bridge got a new illumination. For convening good wishes to the cause of World class great event, Shyama Prasad Mukharjee Port, Kolkata took a unique initiative.
The dazzling illumination of the bridge with spectacular combination of blue, yellow, black, green and red ౼ the colour of iconic Olympic symbol represents the union of five continents Europe the America, Africa, Asia and Australia and the meeting of the world's greatest athletes at the Olympic Games. Japan, the land of the Rising Sun opens its arms to more than 11000 athletics from all over the world fostering a safe and healthy environment for every athlete to do their personal best.
Shyama Prasad Mukharjee Port, Kolkata joins the nation in wishing grand success to the Olympic game and the very best to the Indian contingent consisting of the country's finest athletics. This is a greeting salute to their competitive spirit and their determination to shine.
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Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
SAI approves national coaching camp for Table Tennis, TTFI to conduct camp in Sonepat
The Sports Authority of India has approved the national coaching camp for Table Tennis, which will commence on 28th October till 8th December. The camp comprising 11 players  and four support staff will be conducted by the Table Tennis Federation of India at the Delhi Public School, Sonepat. The camp has been sanctioned at a total cost of approximately Rs. 18 Lakhs .
Campers will be staying in the residential facilities at DPS, Sonepat. The camp will abide by the Standard Operating Procedures set up by the Sports Authority of India for the resumption of sporting activities. This will be the first national camp for Table Tennis that will be held after the announcement of the nationwide lockdown due to coronavirus in March this year.
Four-times Commonwealth Games gold medalist Achanta Sharath Kamal will be a part of the men’s training group where he will be joined by Manush Shah, Manav Thakkar, Sudhanshu Grover and Jubin Kumar. The women’s training group will comprise of Anusha Kutumbale, Diya Chitale, Suthirtha Mukherjee, Archana Kamath, Takeme Sarkar and Kaushani Nath.
Archana Kamath who is a part of the Target Olympic Podium scheme development group and a semifinalist at the 2018 Youth Olympics is happy to be returning to a camp environment and getting to see her teammates after a long time, “I had been training at home in Bengaluru but looking forward to return to a camp environment where I can get to see my compatriots in the Indian team after a long time and train with them.” Kamath added that while her ultimate goal is to qualify for the Olympics and play in them, for the moment she is just focusing on the present and thinking of one match at a time.
India have performed very well in Table Tennis in recent times winning 8 medals at the 2018 Commonwealth Games as well as winning medals for the first time ever at the Asian Games the same year.
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
First Advance Estimates of production of major kharif crops released
Record Foodgrain production of 150.50 million tonnes estimated in Kharif Season
Bumper production due to hardwork of Farmers - Scientists and farmer friendly policies of Government - Shri Tomar
First Advance Estimates of production of major Kharif crops for 2021-22 have been released by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. The Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar said that the record foodgrain production of 150.50 million tonnes is estimated in kharif season. He said that, there has been bumper production due to hardwork of farmers, proficiency of scientists and farmer friendly policies of the Government in the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi.
As per First Advance Estimates, the estimated production of major kharif crops for 2021-22 is as under:
- Foodgrains – 150.50 million tonnes. 
- Rice – 107.04 million tonnes.
- Nutri / Coarse Cereals – 34.00 million tonnes.
- Maize – 21.24 million tonnes.
- Pulses – 9.45 million tonnes.
- Tur – 4.43 million tonnes.
- Oilseeds – 23.39 million tonnes.
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- Groundnut – 8.25million tonnes.
- Soyabean – 12.72 million tonnes.
- Cotton – 36.22 million bales  
- Jute & Mesta –9.61 million bales 
- Sugarcane – 419.25 million tonnes 
As per First Advance Estimates for 2021-22 , total foodgrain production in the country is estimated at record 150.50 million tonnes which is higher by 12.71 million tonnes than the average foodgrain production of previous five years’ .
Total production of kharif rice during 2021-22 is estimated at 107.04 million tonnes. It is higher by 9.21 million tonnes than the previous five years’  average Kharif rice production of 97.83 million tonnes.
Production of Kharif nutri / coarse cereals is estimated at 34.00 million tonnes which is higher by 2.11 million tonnes than the average production of 31.89 million tonnes.
Total kharif pulses production during 2021-22 is estimated at 9.45 million tonnes. It is higher by 1.39 million tonnes than average pulses production of 8.06 million tonnes.
Total kharif oilseeds production in the country during 2021-22 is estimated at 23.39 million tonnes which is higher by 2.96 million tonnes than the average oilseeds production of 20.42 million tonnes.
Total production of sugarcane in the country during 2021-22 is estimated at 419.25 million tonnes. The production of sugarcane during 2021-22 is higher by 57.18 million tonnes than the average sugarcane production of 362.07 million tonnes.
Production of cotton estimated at 36.22 million bales  and production of Jute & Mesta estimated at 9.61 million bales .
The estimated production of various crops  as per the First Advance Estimates for 2021-22 vis-à-vis the comparative estimates for the years 2005-06 onwards is enclosed.
First Advance Estimates of Production of Foodgrains for 2021-22